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Restaurant Information

Clarion Restaurant
Ranch House
McDonald's
Burger King
Taco Bell
Pizza Hut
Outback Steakhouse
McCormick and Schmick's
Potbelly Sandwich
Levi's BBQ
Rosa Mexicano
Old Hickory Steakhouse
Moon Bay Coastal Cuisine
Pienza Italian Market
Natl Pastime Sports Bar
Clarion Lounge
Belvedere Lobby Bar
Frank's Sports Bar
Gadsby's Tavern
Tiffany Tavern
Murphy's Grand Irish Pub
Union Street Public House

Recreation Information

National Harbor
Washington Monument
National Air/Space Museum
National Archives
Lincoln Memorial
United States Capitol
The White House
Jefferson Memorial
International Spy Museum
Holocaust Memorial
Old Town Alexandria
Gaylord Convention Center
DC Convention Center
Verizon Center
Springfield Outlet Mall
Pentagon City Mall
Fed Ex Field
Oxon Hill Farm
Arlington National Cemetery
Six Flags Amusement Park

Featured Famous Attraction:

Ben's Chili Bowl

Ben's is a veritable institution, a mom-and-pop place where everything looks, tastes, and probably even costs pretty much the same as when the restaurant opened in 1958. Ben's has won national recognition, too, including an award granted by the prestigious James Beard Foundation in 2004 for being an "America's Classic," one of four restaurants in the country so named for being "renowned for their timeless appeal."

The most expensive item on the menu is the veggie-burger sub for $8.15. Formica counters, red bar stools, and a jukebox that plays Motown and reggae tunes -- that's Ben's. Ben's continues as a gathering place for black Washington and visitors like Bill Cosby, who's a longtime customer (a chili half-smoke is named after him). Everyone's welcome, though, even the late-nighters who come streaming out of nearby nightclubs at 2 or 3am on the weekend. Of course, the chili, cheese fries, and half-smokes are great, but so are the breakfast items. Try the salmon cakes, grits, scrapple, or blueberry pancakes (available during breakfast hours only).

Directions from local Airports to Host Hotel:

From Washington Reagan Airport: Exit the airport toward Abingdon Dr.
Stay straight onto Abingdon Dr. Turn slight right toward US-1/ I-66 onto VA-233. Merge onto US-1 South. Merge onto I-495 E/ I-95 N Capital Beltway. Cross the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. Take the MD-210 N Exit 3B, toward Forest Hgts. Turn left onto Oxon Hill Rd MD-414. The Clarion Hotel is on the right.

From Dulles International Airport: Exit the airport via Dulles Airport Access Rd.. Merge onto VA-267 E toward I-495/ Exit 18-19/ VA-123/ Baltimore/Richmond. Merge onto I-495 S/ Capital Beltway via Exit 18 toward Richmond/Alexandria.
Cross the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. Take the MD-210 N Exit 3B, toward Forest Hgts. Turn left onto Oxon Hill Rd MD-414. The Clarion Hotel is on the right.

From BWI International Airport: Exit the airport toward I-195 W. Merge onto MD-295 S via Exit 2B toward Washington. Merge onto I-495 S/ I-95 S/ Capital Beltway toward VA/ Andrews AFB Take exit 4A MD-414 W Oxon Hill Rd.
The Clarion Hotel is one mile down on the left.